The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Rajeev Grover, Rocklin, CA (US);
Douglas W. Arens, Roseville, CA (US);
Keven Paul Morlang, Fair Oaks, CA (US);
Rajeev Grover, Rocklin, CA (US);
Douglas W. Arens, Roseville, CA (US);
Keven Paul Morlang, Fair Oaks, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Techniques for configuring network parameters to a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device is a service processor that provides administrative capabilities to another device and that does not include a terminal. The network parameters include a network address, and configuring is done over a network. A user, from a configuring machine, sends a packet including the to-be-assigned address and the identifier of the configured device to the network. To acquire the packet and thus the address, the configured device regularly checks the network for the packet having the device's identifier. Having acquired the address, the device configures itself, and, to confirm that the address has been configured, the device generates a response to the configuring machine. Once the device is configured with the address, the device disables the automatic configuration feature until the device is in an un-configured state.